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🇫🇷 AI boosts security at Paris Olympics
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Artificial Intelligence Joins the Paris Olympics Security Team 🥇

In preparation for the Paris Olympic Games, France is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to enhance security measures and manage threats. With the deployment of advanced AI-assisted cameras at key Olympic venues, authorities aim to swiftly identify potential security breaches by analyzing unusual patterns and activities in real-time. These systems are designed to alert operators to a range of potential threats, such as unauthorized access or suspicious behavior, thereby facilitating immediate response to maintain safety.

French law strictly regulates the use of facial recognition technology, ensuring that these AI tools do not infringe on privacy rights, despite their capability to perform such functions. The AI systems employed will focus on generic threat detection rather than individual tracking, aligning with national regulations that prioritize both security and civil liberties.

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🤖 OpenAI has introduced GPT-4o mini, a more affordable and energy-efficient AI model, over 60% cheaper than GPT-3.5 Turbo. The model, which outperforms GPT-4, is available to ChatGPT’s Free, Plus, and Team users.

📸 Tinder has introduced an AI-powered Photo Selector to help users choose the best photos for their dating profiles by analyzing images directly from their phones. The feature aims to streamline the profile setup process and assist those who struggle with selecting profile pictures.

⚙️ Figma recently withdrew its “Make Designs” generative AI tool after it was found to produce outputs resembling Apple’s weather app, raising concerns about possible copyright infringement. The company admitted there was insufficient vetting of the new component.

🏃‍♂️ The media industry is rapidly pursuing licensing agreements for content to be used in AI training and generative outputs, anticipating the need for such licenses before court decisions are finalized.

🧑‍💻 AI can make meetings more productive for workers by using tools like Microsoft’s Copilot and Zoom’s AI Companion to transcribe, summarize, and even attend for them. However, a business psychologist warns that reliance on AI might create new frustrations among colleagues.

📱 Apple is betting on generative AI to boost sales of the slowing demand for iPhones. Only the iPhone 15 Pro Max supports AI features, which will be fully available in early 2025. Other devices already offer advanced AI capabilities, putting Apple at risk of falling behind if consumers are unwilling to wait.

🥇 Google has partnered with NBC and Team USA to integrate its AI products, including the Gemini AI app, into the coverage of the Paris Olympics. This collaboration aims to enhance the viewing experience with AI tools that provide insights, explanations, and immersive views of venues.

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